Comments on: Historic District Considered Near Downtown http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shawn Magnuson http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Shawn Magnuson Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:30:30 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/#comment-450 Charming neighborhoods are what would make people want to live in College Park. Would you want this city to look like a cookie-cutter outer suburb? I think that it's a good idea; a charming, desirable residential neighborhood will be a boon to much of the redevelopment this site hopes for. Charming neighborhoods are what would make people want to live in College Park. Would you want this city to look like a cookie-cutter outer suburb?

I think that it’s a good idea; a charming, desirable residential neighborhood will be a boon to much of the redevelopment this site hopes for.

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]]> By: Eric Fidler http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Eric Fidler Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:58:33 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/#comment-154 My guess is that it will probably limit the rate of appreciation, since it will not increase the value of the neighborhood but will merely add more regulations and limitations on what property owners can do. However, a less likely alternative is that the historic preservation statutes enhance the “charm” of the town, resulting in a “Georgetownification” in which the neighborhood as a whole is prized because of the meticulous preservation of each of its constituent parts. Still, I think this is less likely than the former scenario because the town’s “charm” is definitely arguable (hence the scare-quotes). My guess is that it will probably limit the rate of appreciation, since it will not increase the value of the neighborhood but will merely add more regulations and limitations on what property owners can do. However, a less likely alternative is that the historic preservation statutes enhance the “charm” of the town, resulting in a “Georgetownification” in which the neighborhood as a whole is prized because of the meticulous preservation of each of its constituent parts. Still, I think this is less likely than the former scenario because the town’s “charm” is definitely arguable (hence the scare-quotes).

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]]> By: Shawn Magnuson http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Shawn Magnuson Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:12:55 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/#comment-111 Is it possible that the historical district distinction could raise property values? Is it possible that the historical district distinction could raise property values?

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]]> By: Rob Goodspeed http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Rob Goodspeed Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:32:43 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2006/144/#comment-110 A city planner has asked we note "The HPC is lenient in its judgment of HAWP applications for structures of little historical or design significance." A city planner has asked we note “The HPC is lenient in its judgment of HAWP applications for structures of little historical or design significance.”

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